Cushioned-guard-rail fastening.



-B.'-J.e SHOPPER. CUSHIONED GUARD RAIL FASTENING..

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1908.

'Patent-ea Apr. 27, b1909.

`EDWARD J. sHoFFNER, or 1Roanoke, VIRGINIA.

CUSHIONED-GUARD-RAIL FASTENING.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2'7, 1909.

Application iiled November 20, 1908. Serial No. 463,518.

To all whom it may con-cern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. SHOFFNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ro-V anoke,r in the county of Roanoke, State of Vir inia, have invented a new. and useful Cusliioned-Guard-Rail Fastening, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to guard rail fastening devices and one ofthe main objects of my invention is tov rovide a guard rail fastening of a novel and) simplified construction whereby the guard rail 1s secured to the main track rail in such a manner as to cause the wheels of the engines and cars to run to the main track rail opposite to the frog and thereby prevent the flange of the wheels from coming in contact with the point of the frog.

' A further object of Ymy invention is to ro' vide a cushion whereby the guard rail wi l bel cushioned when the flange of the wheel strikes the guard rail and thereby obviate the solid blow to which a. guard rail is'subj ectedwhen the latter is secured to the mainV track rail by rigid fastenings such as yokes,

clamps, bolts and equivalent fastening de'- vlces.

A. further object of my invention is to provide a fasteningwhereby the guard rail `will have a tendency to follow and adhere to the main track rail when engines` and cars are moving over the main track rail and to provide a means for preventing the guardrail from standing higher than the maintrackrail.

VA further object of my invention is tojprovide a self adjusting guard rail fastening that will adjustand bring the guard rail back to itsa pro er position immediately after the wheels at a point w ere the guardrail is located.`

A further obj ect of my invention is to provideV a fastening device that takes up the strain or blow as near as ypossible to the ball the main track rail. A l Y lt further consists of Vother novel features of construction all of which will be hereinaf-vV ter more-fully setforth.,` Y I I For the purpose'of illustrating my invenave passed overV the main track rail i hereinafterset forth.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of a portion of a track showing a guard rail embodying .my invention, employed in conjunction therewith. Fig; 2 represents a sectional view of a portion of Fig. 1.

" Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the drawings.

eferring to the drawings In Fig. 1, I have shown the relative location of the guard rail 1 and main track rails 2 with respect to the frog 3 which latter is irovidedwith a point 4, it being understoo that one of the guard rails is located alongside of one of the main track rails at a point opposite the frog 3.

5 designates a spacing block which is interposed between the main track rail 2 and the guard rail 1, the upper contour of this block being adapted to engage the undersides of the rail heads and being provided with a recess as indicated at 6 in order to make room for the wheelflange; The sides of the filler block 5 are adapted to engage thewebs of the rails 2 and 1 while the underside of such filler block is suitably inclined in order to olosely'engage .with the base flanges of the guard rail lland'n'iain track rail 2.

7 designates va brace orouter filler block, theinner face of Vwhich is adapted to engage ythewelo of thev guard rail 1 while its up er face is inclined in'order to enga e the un( erside of the head of the guard rai The bottom of the outer ller member 7 is adapted tosuitably engage with the base flange of the guard rail 1, while its outer face is inclined and provided with al slot 8 in Vwhich is adapted to be seated the head 9 of thebolt 10,:it' being noted that oneface of said head engages the under side of the rail head. rlhe outer block 7 is provided with a downwardly inclined aperture 11 which registers with an aperture 12 in the web of the guard rail 1, the aperture 12 registering wlth a similarly inclined aperture 13 in the spacing block 5. The aperturev 13 registers with an aperture 14 in the web of the rail 2 while engages the underside ofl the head of the i main track rail 2. The inner face of the block 16 engages the web of the main track rail 2, and the under face is adapted to be seated on the base 'flange of' said main rail 2, it being noted that the filler block 16 is recessed in order to forni` a hook 17 which extends beneath the base of the rail flange.

rlhe lower portion of the block 16 is enlarged as indicated at 18 and this enlargement is faced off as seen at 1Q in order that the spring 2O niay abut thereagainst, said spring being niounted on the bolt 10 inter# inediate the faced off portion 19 and the washer 21, the tension of such spring being adjusted by means of the nut 22.

VThe ends of' the guard rail are preferably deflected as seen at 23. It is to be noted that the bolt 1() passes through the filler inernbers and the web of the rails at an angle so that the liability of the guard rail standing higher than the inain track rail is eliniinated and it is also to be noted that the strain or blow due to the contact of the wheels with the guard rail is transmitted to the base of the niain track rails.

Owing to the nianner in which the filler n'ieinber 7 is slotted there is no possibility of' the'iinproper turning of the head 9 of' the bolt 10. The filler ineinber 16 is faced ofi' at an angle to the aperture 15 and owing to the provision of the hook 17 co-acting with the underside of the base flange of the inain track rail, the displacement of such member 16 is prevented.

It will be evident that immediately after the Wheels have passed over the naain track rail at the location of' the guard rail, the tension device will adjust and bring the guard rail to its proper position.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction of' a cushioned guard rail fastening which ernbodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the foregoing, and while I have in the present instance shown and described a preferred einbodin'ient which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the saine is susceptible of modification in various particulars Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described niy invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character stated, the combination with the inain track rail, of a guard rail, a spacing block intermediate said rails, filler blocks engaging the outer portions of said rails, and yielding means eX- tending at an angle to the base flanges of the rails and passing through the webs of said rails and thr ugh said spacing block and filler blocks for maintaining the parts in assenibled position.

2. In a device of the character stated, the combination with the inain track rail, of' a guard rail, a spacing block intermediate said rails, a filler block engaging the inner side of' said guard rail, a filler block engaging the outer side of said inain track rail and having a portion extending under the base flange of' the inain track rail, and lyielding means extending at an angle to the base flan ges of' the rails and passing through the webs of said rails, said spacing block and said filler-'blocks for securing the parts in assembled position.

In a device of the character stated, the combination with a main track rail, of a guard. rail, a spacing` block interl'iosed hetween said rails, a filler block engaging the inner side of said guard rail, a filler block engaging the outer side of said niain rail and the under side of' the base flange of said main rail and forming a seat, and yielding nieans for securing the parts in assembled position, said means extending at an angle to the base flanges and passing through the webs of' said rails, said spacing block and said filler blocks.

4. In a device of the character stated, the combination with a niain track rail, of a guard rail, a spacing block intermediate said rails, a filler block engaging the inner side ol' said guard rails, a filler block engaging the outer side ofsaid inain track rail, a bolt passing through the webs of said rails at an angle to their base flanges, said filler blocks and said spacing block, a nut for said bolt, and a spring interposed between said nut and the filler block which contacts with the inain track rail.

5. In a device ofl the character stated, the combination with the inain track rail, of' a guard rail, a spacing block interniediiuze said rails and contacting with the webs and base flanges of said rails and the under side of' their heads, a filler block contacting with the inner face of the web ofI the guard rail, its base flange, and the under side of' the .rail head, a filler block contacting with the base flange, web and under side of the rail head of' the niain track rail, a bolt passing through said filler blocks, spacing block and the webs of the niain track rail and of' the guard rail and at an angle to the base flanges of said rails, a nut for said bolt, and a spring interposed between one of' said filler blocks and said nut.

6. In a device of the character stated, the combination with the lnain track rail, ofI a guard rail, a spacing block intermediate the webs of' said rails, a filler block engaging the inner face ofI the web of' said guard rail, a filler block engaging the outer face of' the web of' the inain track rails, a bolt passing through said filler blocks, spacing block and the webs of the rails at an angle to their base flanges, a nut for said bolt, and a spring interposed between said nut and the filler member adjacent thereto.

7. In a device of the character stated, the combination with the main track rail, of a guard rail, a spacing block engaging the webs of said rails, their base flangesl and the under sides of the rail heads, a filler block engaging the base flange, web and under side of the rail head of the guard rail and provided with a slot, a filler member engaging the base flange, web and under side of the rail head of the main track rail, a bolt passing through said filler member, said spacing block and the webs of said railsat an angle to the base flanges of said rails, the head of said bolt being seated in said slot, a nut for said bolt, and a spring interposed between said nut and one of said filler'blocks.

8. In a device of the character stated, the

combination with the main track rail, of av guard rail, a spacing block intermediate said rails and contacting with the webs thereof, said block having an inclined aperture therethrough, the webs of said rails having inclined apertures registering with the apertures of said block, a JFiller block on the inner side of said guard rail and having an aperture registering with said guard rail aperture, a

filler block engaging the outer side of said main track rail and having an inclined'aperture registering with the main track rail aperture, a bolt passing through said apertures, a nut for said bolt, and a spring interposed between said nut and one of said filler members.

9. In a device of the character stated, the combination with the main track rail, of a guard rail, a spacing block intermediate said rails and contacting with the webs thereof, said block having an inclined aperture therethrough, the webs of said rails having in-l clined apertures registering with the apertures of said block, a filler block on the inner side of said guard rail and having an aperture registering with said guard rail aperture, a

filler' block engaging the outer side of said main track rail and having an inclined aperture registering with the main track rail aperture, said filler block being provided -with a hook engaging the under face of the base flange of the main track rail, a bolt passing through said apertures, a nut for said bolt, and a spring interposed between said nut and one of said filler members.

l0. In a device of the character stated, the combination with the main track rail, of a guard rail,l a spacing block intermediate said rails, a filler block engaging the inner side of said guard rail, a filler block engaging the outer side of said main track rail and having a projection extending beneath the base ange of said main track rail, a bolt passing through said inner filler block and the web of said guard rail near the head thereof and eX- tending downwardly through said spacing block, the web of said main track rail, and the outer filler block near the flange of the main track rail, a nut for said bolt, and a spring intermediate said nut and said outer filler block. Y

11. In a device of the character stated, the combination with the main track rail, of a vguard rail,"a spacing block intermediate said rails, a filler block engaging the inner side of said guard rail, a filler block engaging the outer side of said main track rail and having a projection extending beneath the base flange of said main track rail, a bolt passing through said inner filler block and the web of said guard rail near the head thereof and extending downwardly through said spacing block, the web of saidmain track rail, and the outer filler block near the flange of the main track rail, said inner filler block coacting with the head of said bolt to prevent im roper rotation of the latter, a nut for said Vbo t, and a spring intermediate said nut and said outer filler block.

EDWARD J. SHOFFNER. Witnesses;

CHAsL E. STAUFFER, II. F. GREENWOOD. 

